I've had that happen before on a pair that I bought used. Interesting that it's happening in brand new moccasyms! My solution was to stitch it up and cover the patch with seam grip, and it worked great

I've seen it before in other shoes and also one section of my leather couch.

All the leather here is split grain. Basically it half the thickness of what a cow had. I think even the most sophisticated cutting process wouldn't be perfect. This shoe (and my couch) unfortunately got a thinner and weaker than normal section worked into a critical area.

I've had that happen before on a pair that I bought used. Interesting that it's happening in brand new moccasyms! My solution was to stitch it up and cover the patch with seam grip, and it worked great

It looks like you also use the seam grip on the toe area of the right shoe? I don’t see any on the left shoe. Just curious why ou did that?

FWIW I had a pair of Sportivas do something similar. After taking with them about it they said that such issues were due to improper fit. i.e got shoes that were too small. And in most cases it is not covered by warranty. I called BS on that but then because they had just been resoled they still would not look at the shoes.

Here are a couple photos from the repairs to my shoe. The cobbler basically pulled the two pieces together and glued a piece of leather then tacked it in place on one side. Then glued the other side and put a horizontal stitch through the rubber and leather to hold it together. I’ve been to the gym a couple times since and an outdoor trip, and they seem to be holding together well. They still have the stretch that I have come to expect/require.

I have the exact same tear at the outer ankles in both shoes in a pair of Moccasyms that I've only worn for a few days. This is my second pair, and the first pair did not show this kind of wear. Maybe something about the manufacturing process changed? I've contacted Adidas to let them know, I was definitely a bit disappointed to look down at my feet today and realize that my shoes were ripped.